This is an interesting look into the dynamics of the digitization of art. I've spent a decent amount of time thinking about this as well. Once an art piece is digitized - or started digitized - what happens to it in our minds and experiences? The understanding of availability and reproducibility of a thing impacts how we regard it. I can't imagine a digitally-produced work selling for millions, except by the scale of redistribution (which happens in software today), which then becomes a fight for eyes and attention. Are we on the cusp of mass consumerism in the arts? Maybe we're already there and I just haven't been paying attention.

When you give physical space to a virtual space, it somehow seems even stranger. Surreal. I particularly like the NoPhone - I might just buy one for a friend. (Okay, really, I'd just stare at it in social situations to confuse people. Maybe throw it on the floor. Lots of applications!)

This is a real interesting question that I find even more interesting than the question altering of our bodies. Our minds are what enable us to change the world in a large way. Changing our minds accelerates that process. Those with the most money will always have the most access to this technology, and so the powerful may gain even more power. Not that that's a new thing, though. (There's also no guarantee we won't accidentally make a few supervillians along the way.)

An interesting look into the code infrastructure of the world's most well-known technology company. Like most massive companies I've heard of, they home-grew their own system for handling the massive amounts of code they create and maintain.

This is a really cool video of a load-bearing exoskeleton in action. I've read a lot about them but haven't seen any demonstrations showing off the application so cleanly yet. What's particularly impressive about this one is how small the exoskeleton seems - you can easily imagine lining a uniform or bodysuit with it.

I love SubredditSimulator. The titles that come out of it are always so interesting, yet I know that it's all automatically generated, and the content and comments never match the actual titles, which leads to a serene feeling of simultaneous excitement and disappointment. Pretty much anyone can make their own Markov chain text generator bot, but a good source choice creates the most interesting results.

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